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Belfast Mood Walk at Mary Peters Track, September 9

The Belfast Mood Walk is a 5/10k walk on Sunday, September 9, leaving from Mary Peters Track - taking in the sites of Barnett Demesne and Shaw's Bridge. It's family friendly and there will be a face painter and live entertainment. The walk has been organised to coincide with #WorldSuicidePreventionDay. The walk leaves at 1pm but people can come down register from 11:30am. There will be a registration fee of £10 which includes a free t-shirt and finishers medal.

Chamber Choir Ireland visit Belfast, September 8

This September, Chamber Choir Ireland will visit Belfast and Dublin with the first concert in a series of four spread across the 2018-19 season in which the complete motets of Bach, together with related works by Brahms, Schütz, and a variety of medieval and contemporary composers will be performed. The first programme includes works from the Old Bach Archive, two motets by Brahms, and Bach’s Jesu meine Freude as well as works by Giovanni di Palestrina, Sebastian Knüpfer and Heinrich Isaac. In Belfast they will perform at St Thomas' Church, Eglantine Avenue, Belfast, at 7.30pm. Tickets are £14/10.

Minevention at Eikon Centre, September 8-9

A family fun-packed weekend of Minecraft returns to Northern Ireland for one huge show. From Saturday to Sunday join other Minecraft fans at the Eikon Exhibition Centre! Meet world-famous Minecraft YouTubers in the flesh, get their autograph and make sure you get a photo as well. Sit down and play Minecraft on a huge network of free-play stations.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Lagan Valley Island, September 8

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the show, Fusion Theatre are delighted to perform Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Using Fusion Theatres core cast members (aged 12 – 24) this performance will be the first of its kind in Northern Ireland in over 20 years.The story is based on the Biblical story of Joseph. The well-known Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical features the well-known hits ‘Any Dream Will Do’ and ‘Joseph’s Dreams.’ This will be a show for all the family to enjoy.

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Drinks exhibitors at the festival this year include Whitewater Brewery, Jawbox Gin, Kilmeggan Cider, Shortcross Gin and Echlinville Distillery, home to Dunville Whiskey and Echlinville Gin along with local food producers including Kearney Blue Cheese and Fivemiletown Creamery. The festival will also welcome the return of the popular Street Food Stall with a wide selection of delicious local treats to taste. Tickets for the event cost £15 per person, which includes three drinks tokens and a souvenir glass, and are available from the Slieve Donard reception or by calling the hotel.

Archy in Manhattan at the Grand Opera House, September 8

Directed by Ian McElhinney, Archy in Manhattan stars some of Northern Ireland’s best-known actors: Dan Gordon (Give My Head Peace, A Night in November), Tara Lynne O’Neill (Derry Girls, The Fall), Katie Tumelty (Fly Me to the Moon) and Matthew McElhinney (Shooting for Socrates).One fine morning in 1930, AR Chybowsky falls out of a New York high rise and dies on the pavement below, but wakes up in the office of a freelance hack, reincarnated as…Archy. Once a poet and a literary genius (according to himself, at least), Archy is now nothing more than a cockroach with a typewriter. Karma SUCKS!Archy encounters an eclectic bunch of reincarnates, all lost souls. He prowls the street with Mehitabel the cat and her alley Broads, dances to Cole Porter, and fights Freddie the sewer rat for scraps. He is stalked by a ladybird, saved by a parrot and stared down by a banana boat tarantula.

Moira Calling at Moira Demesne, September 8

Family-friendly festival Moira Calling is back for 2018 and the line-up is sure to have something for everyone.Organisers of Moira Calling the freshest independent music festival outside of Belfast. Moira calling is shaping up to be one of the top NI music festivals of the summer. This year’s festival which takes place on Friday 7 and Saturday 8 September with Ryan Vail and Arco String Quartet starting proceedings with an exclusive collaboration on the Friday night.

The Belfast International Tattoo 2018 at the SSE Arena, September 8

The Belfast Tattoo features an international line-up of over 600 performers building up to the Grand Finale of the Massed Pipe And Drums. The 6th annual Belfast International Tattoo – an Ulster Scots-based, cosmopolitan music and dance showcase featuring over 600 performers - will take place in September 2018 at the SSE Arena. The concert-style event, which attracts thousands of visitors to Northern Ireland each year, is a celebration of marching bands, song and dance, featuring a national and international line up of both military and community-related performances. Among the many highlights for this year are The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Pipes and Drums, The Band of the Irish Guards, South African Irish Regiment Pipes and Drums, The Band of the Gurkha Rifles, brass band Amigo Leiden from Holland and Switzerland’s lively Lucerne Marching Band.

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Neil Delamere at the Grand Opera House, September 8

Star of BBC NI's The Blame Game is back at the Grand Opera House,with his brand new show Controlled Substance. Following two sellout gigs last year, the star of BBC Northern Ireland’s The Blame Game is set to have audiences laughing hysterically in their seats this September. Early booking recommended for an evening of riotous stand up comedy.

Survivors of Suicide Walk of Dawn at Belfast City Hall, September 8

Organisers said: "Come along and join us on our annual Walk of Dawn, everyone is welcome. No one should feel alone so let's raise awareness and remember all our loved one lost to suicide."

Family Fun Day at Ards Rangers FC, September 9

Head down and join in the fun to raise funds for 10 year old Kodi Brown who was recently diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Donaghadee Lights Up Festival, September 8-9

(Image: Press Eye/Darren Kidd)

Running from September 6-9, the festival celebrates the town’s fantastic restaurants and it’s Ulster-Scots Heritage. There are a host of activities happening and award winning artists, Northern Irelands own Brian Kennedy and 1980’s sensation Eddi Reader, performers of hits such as 'Message in a box and Fairground Attractions 'Perfect' at The Commons.

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Power of Video at the Ulster Hall, September 8

Power of Video is two days of intense learning, entertainment and growth for businesses, content creators and fans from the superstars of social media. Organisations, big and small, learn how to utilise video for their marketing campaigns and will gain insights into how some of the most successful people online carved out a career creating video content. Some of the world's top names have joined us at POV including Casey Neistat, Shonduras, Devinsupertramp, Ben Brown, and many more, as well as brands like RED, G-Tech, F&V, Tourism Ireland and Beme. Now in our third year, we are excited to bring a new list of awesome creators to Belfast to share their experiences and inspire the next generation of content creators.

Pirates and Princesses Cruise with Stena Line, September 8

Give the kids a day they'll remember with a big party on Stena Line's Superfast where they can be pirates and princesses for the day. Faces will be painted, balloon animals will be squeakily created, and there's dressing up, arts, puppet shows, and party games plus a disco and karaoke that keeps them bouncing until home-time. Leaving at 11.30am on the Superfast, they'll party until the ship arrives back in Belfast at 5.45pm. It's a fantastic non-landing cruise perfect for under 8s, but all ages are welcome.

September Family Fun at Portaferry VIC, September 8

Join Portaferry VIC overlooking beautiful Strangford Lough as they host a free family fun day. Tiny seafarers can learn the ropes as Captain Jack presents his Nautical Knot workshop, while little landlubbers can take part in wonderful wildlife crafts and a Planting Seeds gardening workshop. The family fun is free for all, so come on down and join in.

Migration, Memory and Mimesis at the Linen Hall Library, September 8-9

This group exhibition will bring together the work of 3 artists working in photographic practices; Lynne Connolly, Moira McIver and Mo White. The exhibition explores ideas and experiences of migration and conflict in post-colonial Ireland, and uses a range of traditional and contemporary photographic processes and methods to achieve this. This event is free.

Wildness and Wet by Sean McGibbon at the Linen Hall Library, September 8-9

A selection of landscapes and other new paintings by Sean McGibbon. Predominantly working in soft pastels, as well as acrylics, watercolours and oils, Sean finds inspiration in the landscape, particularly coasts, waterways and the hills around Belfast. He is a member of the Pastel Society of Ireland, and in 2016 his work was awarded Best Landscape by the Society. This event is free.

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Good Vibrations at the Lyric Theatre, September 8-9

Good Vibrations tells the story of Terri Hooley, a radical, rebel and music-lover in 1970s Belfast. When the conflict shuts down his city, and all his friends take sides and take up arms, Terri opens a record shop on ‘the most bombed half-mile in Europe’ and calls it Good Vibrations. Through it he discovers a compelling voice of resistance in the city’s underground punk scene. Galvanising the young musicians into action, he becomes the unlikely leader of a motley band of kids and punks who join him in his mission to create a new community, an alternative Ulster, and to bring his city back to life. It has been adapted for the stage by the same writing team behind film biopic – Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson – for which the pair were nominated for Outstanding Debut at the 2014 BAFTA Film awards.

Aspects Festival 2018 - September 8-9

Northern Ireland’s longest running literature festival returns to Bangor this September. Ards and North Down Borough Council are delighted to present this year’s Aspects Festival that once again celebrates the very best of Irish writing. This year’s programme offers poetry, music, theatre, well-being, journalism, exhibitions, interviews and a fantastic series of children’s events.

The World Goes 'Round - September 8-9

This September, The MAC is transforming their downstairs theatre into an intimate, jazz-style club to play host to The World Goes 'Round - a showcase of songs by Kander and Ebb from Broadway’s biggest productions including Chicago, Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Rink. It’s end-to-end iconic hit after hit including 'Mr. Cellophane', 'All That Jazz', 'Colored Lights' and 'New York, New York', all seamlessly interwoven into a joyous evening of musical theatre. Directed by Stephen Whitson (Associate Director of West End sensation Hamilton) and co-produced by theatre company Blunt Fringe and the MAC, this classic revue has a five-strong multi-talented cast of actor musicians.

Gretchen Peters at the Lyric Theatre, September 9

Grammy nominated Nashville singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters comes to the Lyric to present her new album, Dancing with the Beast.

The Whiskey Social Belfast at Belfast Waterfront, September 8

The Whiskey Social Belfast is a new festival showcasing the best of old, new and experimental Irish whiskey. Offering a taste and insight from the best distilleries and independent bottlers in Ireland, and a few extra whiskies from around the world, the festival is held over two sessions right in the heart of Northern Ireland's capital.All ticket holders are given a 'Whiskey Social' branded tasting glass on entry and are then free to meet and chat with exhibitors and taste the whiskies they have on offer. Free bottles of water are available and the on site caterers will serve up traditional Irish cuisine. Purchases can be made at the event retail outlet, so guests can take home their favourite bottles of the day.The festival is held in two sessions, with each ticket granting access to one session only. The first session runs from 12 noon - 3.30pm and the second from 4.30pm - 8pm.

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Phil Collins: This Is The Day at the MAC, September 8-9

This major exhibition across all three of the MAC’s galleries brings together a series of recent projects by Phil Collins.

Shrouds of the Somme Exhibition at belfast City Hall, September 8-9

Visit the evocative Shrouds of the Somme exhibition, remembering the thousands of servicemen who died in the Battle of The Somme but who have no known graves. 3,775 miniature shrouded figures will be laid out in the Garden of Remembrance at Belfast City Hall, representing those from the Ulster and Irish regiments, or from Belfast, with no known grave and whose names are on the Thiepval Memorial.As a lasting legacy of the project, relatives of those who lost their lives are being asked to share photos and stories of the men, telling who they were, where they were from and what they did.The aim of the project is that, by bringing the individual to the forefront of these unimaginable numbers will help the nation to truly understand the scale of the loss of those who gave their all.

European Heritage Open Day at Linen Hall Library, September 8

As one of Belfast’s most iconic buildings, the Linen Hall joins many other historic institution for European Heritage Open Day. Opening their doors to reveal the secrets within and to celebrate our built heritage. This event is free.

The Illegal Eagles at Belfast Waterfront, September 8

The world's official number one Eagles tribute returns for another outstanding night of hit after hit. This phenomenal group of musicians have been touring for over two decades and remain true Eagles fanatics. Their longevity and continued international acclaim are due in no small part to their extraordinary mastery of the Eagles' distinctive sound.Featuring the very best from the Eagles' repertoire including 'Hotel California', 'Take It To The Limit', 'Life In The Fast Lane', 'Take It Easy', 'Lyin' Eyes', 'Desperado' and plenty more, this is sure to be an unforgettable night for fans of the most incredible American rock band ever.

Service and Sacrifice Exhibition at the Museum of Orange Heritage, September 8

The Museum of Orange Heritage hosts 'Service and Sacrifice', an exhibition paying tribute to Orangemen and women who served during WWI. 'Service and Sacrifice' marks the centenary of Armistice this year and chronicles the personal stories of individuals associated with the Loyal Institutions who enlisted for King and country.

Visit Portaferry VIC for a special exhibition showcasing the work of local illustrator Adele Pound. Adele has made numerous studies of Branta bernicla hrota, the brent geese, whose arrival and departure marks the turning of the seasons. As you look at these drawings, the Brent geese are making their epic 2700 mile journey from the Arctic to Strangford Lough.The Loft Gallery, on the first floor with lift access, overlooks stunning Strangford Lough. The exhibition can be viewed during gallery opening hours.

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